Boeing today delivered its 1500 boeing 737ng in just 6 years.
“SEATTLE, May 14, 2004 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] made history today with its Next-Generation 737 family reaching 1,500 airplanes delivered sooner than any other commercial airplane model.
The milestone delivery — a 737-800 to Indianapolis-based ATA Airlines, Inc., on lease from International Lease Finance Corp. (ILFC) — occurred six years after Southwest Airlines received the first Next-Generation 737. The Next-Generation 737 family bested by four years the previous record holder, Boeing’s family of Classic 737-300s, -400s and -500s
“This is a testament to the Next-Generation 737’s efficiency and reliability; the confidence and trust the world’s airlines have in it; and the efforts of our employees who design, build and support the 737 every day,” said Carolyn Corvi, Boeing 737/757 programs vice president and general manager.
Vice President, Marketing, Randy Baseler, added, “We know better than any other airplane company what airlines and passengers want. That’s why the 737 is history’s best-selling passenger airplane and why the 7E7 will set a whole new standard for passenger comfort and airplane efficiency.”
The Boeing 727 and Airbus A320 models are the only others to have delivered at least 1,500 airplanes. The A320 family, the 737 competitor, reached that mark in 13 years while the 727 did so in 16 years.
Reliability, low operating and maintenance costs, and advanced technologies such as Head-Up and Vertical Situation displays not available on competing models, are hallmarks of the Next-Generation 737 family.
Overall, Boeing has received orders for more than 5,390 737s. That’s more than Airbus has for all its models. At any given time, more than 1,200 737s are flying, and a 737 takes off or lands somewhere in the world every 5.3 seconds.
The Next-Generation 737 family includes the 737-600, -700, -800 and -900 airplanes. The 737-100 through 737-500 airplanes are no longer produced.
Beverly Hills-based ILFC is one of the largest customers for Boeing Commercial Airplanes and has ordered 214 Next-Generation 737s, the second most of any customer.
Visit http://www.boeing.com/commercial/737family/ to learn more about the Boeing 737.”
By: Airline owner - 16th May 2004 at 10:15
Lmao
By: KabirT - 16th May 2004 at 10:10
Horse cart here.
And congrats to Boeing!!
By: Airline owner - 16th May 2004 at 09:56
when i’m older i dream of a Jaguar X-type 3.0 liter V6
By: steve rowell - 16th May 2004 at 09:49
I love my Daimler
By: Sonnenflieger - 15th May 2004 at 23:13
oh, we love hijacking threads here
Yeah, I’m beginning to understand that! 😀
By: Bmused55 - 15th May 2004 at 22:13
oh, we love hijacking threads here
By: Sonnenflieger - 15th May 2004 at 22:10
Hmmm.. it seems I hijacked this thread with my retorical BMW/Mercedes question…
By: Bmused55 - 15th May 2004 at 21:59
Peugeot here
By: Whiskey Delta - 15th May 2004 at 21:25
VW here
By: Sonnenflieger - 15th May 2004 at 19:31
I prefer BMW, as I own 2. 😎
I’m a Volvo guy myself… 😉
By: greekdude1 - 15th May 2004 at 19:17
do you prefer BMW or Mercedes?
I prefer BMW, as I own 2. 😎
By: Sonnenflieger - 15th May 2004 at 16:41
Sandy,
part of the reason why Airbus havent sold as many A320’s or whatever is because Boeing made a good name for themselves with the older “classic” 737’s. Besides a single A320 costs twice as much as a 737-800
Few airlines pay the list price for aircraft. There are always various types of discounts involved, and to both Airbus and Boeing it’s worth very much just to get an airline under their umbrella. Worth so much that they can afford to give discounts of up to 50% on large orders for first-time customers, or potential customers who the other manufacturer wants to have.
B737 and A320 cost roughly the same, they are very similar aircraft in most ways except for the type of flight controls. Just a matter of two schools; like with cars – do you prefer BMW or Mercedes?
By: BoeingforAirbus - 15th May 2004 at 16:17
Very well done to Boeing, Superb aircraft!
By: Hand87_5 - 15th May 2004 at 16:08
Do you thing that airbus would sell that many A32x if they would cost twice the price iof a 737?
I don’t think so , that is not what EZ claimed BTW..Anyway the 737 is a huge and respectable success. The story is not over and it sounds good to me … 😉
By: SOFTLAD - 15th May 2004 at 15:32
I would have to agree with that too. For sure a A320 is not double the cost :confused:
By: Whiskey Delta - 15th May 2004 at 15:14
Besides a single A320 costs twice as much as a 737-800
Where did you get that comparison from? Everything I’ve seen points to the A320 being cheaper than a 737.
By: Bmused55 - 15th May 2004 at 15:12
*bows*
By: SOFTLAD - 15th May 2004 at 14:30
LMAO at Sandy 😀
By: Airline owner - 15th May 2004 at 13:56
Sandy,
part of the reason why Airbus havent sold as many A320’s or whatever is because Boeing made a good name for themselves with the older “classic” 737’s. Besides a single A320 costs twice as much as a 737-800
By: Bmused55 - 15th May 2004 at 11:34
Now, Now Sandy…
:p well…
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